The Daytona 500 gets the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series started. Follow live updates and highlights from the race, including how to watch.

Denny Hamlin tries to win his fourth Daytona 500 while defending race winner William Byron goes for a repeat, with 2024 NASCAR champion Joey Logano also among the star drivers in the field for the

Denny Hamlin tries to win his fourth Daytona 500 while defending race winner William Byron goes for a repeat, with 2024 NASCAR champion Joey Logano also among the star drivers

7. John H. Nemechek, 61. 8. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 61. 9. Alex Bowman, 59. 10. Chase Elliott, 56. 11. Joey Logano, 55. 12. Christopher Bell, 53. 13. Denny Hamlin, 51. 14. Michael McDowell, 51. 15. Carson Hocevar, 48. 16. Chris Buescher, 47. 17. Erik Jones, 46. 18. Riley Herbst, 40. 19. Ty Dillon, 39. 20. Austin Dillon, 39. 21. Ross Chastain, 37. 22. Todd Gilliland, 36. 23. Kyle Busch, 35. 24. Jimmie Johnson, 34. 25. Daniel Suárez, 33. 26. Justin Haley, 31. 27. AJ Allmendinger, 29. 28. Zane Smith, 27. 29. Ty Gibbs, 26. 30. Ryan Preece, 24. 31. Josh Berry, 23. 32. Corey LaJoie, 21. 33. Brad Keselowski, 21. 34. Shane Van Gisbergen, 18. 35. Cole Custer, 17. 36. Noah Gragson, 13. 37. Cody Ware, 4. 38. JJ Yeley, 1. For more than a century, Times Union photographers have been documenting the Capital Region’s fascinating people, places and pivotal moments.

The Associated Press Denny Hamlin tries to win his fourth Daytona 500 and defending race winner William Byron goes for the repeat, with 2024 NASCAR champion Joey Logano also among the star drivers in the field for the “The Great American Race” on Feb.

Denny Hamlin tries to win his fourth Daytona 500 and defending race winner William Byron goes for the repeat, with 2024 NASCAR champion Joey Logano also

Denny Hamlin tries to win his fourth Daytona 500 while defending race winner William Byron goes for a repeat, with 2024 NASCAR champion Joey Logano also among the star drivers in the field for the “The Great American Race” on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.

Joey Logano and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were involved in a wreck at this year’s Daytona 500, and Denny Hamlin had some interesting thoughts. On Hamlin’s Actions Detrimental podcast, he reacted to the wreck that happened late in the race.

Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano once came to blows on pit road after a NASCAR playoff race following a conversation that transpired between the two drivers. Hamlin and Logano, both among NASCAR’s elite drivers,

What to do about the racing in the Daytona 500 and how should the Cup champion be crowned will be among issues NASCAR will determine later this season.

(AP Photo/John Raoux) Denny Hamlin (11), Austin Cindric (2), Kyle Larson (5) and Joey Logano (22) head to turn 1 during early laps of the second of two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 13 ...

The Daytona 500 always has a way of capturing your imagination, even if you aren't the biggest NASCAR fan in the world week-to-week. They don't call it 'NASCAR'